Broiler.



No. 695,096. Patented Mar. 1|, 1902.

J. P. FAIVRE.

BBOILER.

( Application filed Aug. 19, 1901.

( No Modei.)

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JACQUES P. FAIVRE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

BROILER.

SEEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 695,09 6, dated March 11, 1902.

Application filed August 19, 1901. Serial No. 72,506. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, JACQUES P. FAIVRE, a citizen of the United States," residing in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented an Improvement in Broilers; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to improvements in broiling devices.

It consists of the parts and the constructions and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure 1 is a general view of the broiler. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal central section through the same and showing the handled support omitted. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line a: or of Fig. 1, showing the grids in their widest separation.

A represents the grid members, each of which is composed of a marginal frame a, connected by cross-bars. These frames are preferably made of fiat strips of metal, so that when the grids are folded upon one another in their shallowest position, as in Figs. 1 and 2, the edges of these strips will contact and sisting of metal straps, are secured to the frames in such manner that either grid may be turnedin acomplete circle about the other, so as to bring either of the sides of one grid adjacent to one or the other of the sides of the other grid, and also that a wider or narrower space may be left between the grids. In the present instance these hinges are in length approximately equal to the width of the two abutting frames at and are attached at the outer edges of the latter. Thus when one grid is turned on these hinges about the other from the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the grid-frames will then be separated a distance equal approximately tothe length of the hinges, and thus allow articles of considerable thickness, as fowl, &c., to be held between the grids. Thus one broiler is capable of doing that which two broilers are ordinarily required to accomplish. At the other or forward end, as it may be termed, of the grids a corresponding adjustable latch is provided, by which the grids may be locked together in either of the positions above described. This latch consists of a flexible hasp 3, pivoted to the upper edge of the upper grid, as in Figs. 2 and 3, and having a perforation into which a pin at, secured upon the frame of the other grid and near the lower edge thereof, is adapted to pass. The sliding bar 5 upon the frame of the lower grid prevents the hasp from disengaging said pin. The hasp is made flexible in order to accommodate it to the flexibility of the grid-hinges when the grids are in their separated position; otherwise were this hasp in one piece it would likely be broken or bent or become disengaged from the lock-bar 5. The grids are pivoted centrally of their sides, as at a, to the arms of the handle B, so as to be turnable end for end. Alatch 6, slidable in the handle and supported in the guides 7, is adapted to lock the grids in a horizontal position. This locking is effected by the end of the latch passing between the frames of the grids. The

frames at are notched, as at 8, upon their ad-.

jacent contacting edges in order to permit of the insertion of the latch to hold the grids when they are locked in their shallowest position, as in Figs. 1 and 2.

Having thus described myinvention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters 'Patent, is-

1. A broilerincluding grid members hingedat one side and having their hinges capable of permitting the grid members to be separated a greater or less distance as the said members are folded upon themselves; a handled support in which said members are turnable; and a latch within the handle of the support and extending lengthwise of the same and slidable endwise, and having its inner end to directly engage with and lock the grid members to the support.

2. A broiler consisting of grid members, hinged connections at one side thereof; ahasp hinged to the opposite side of one of said members anda stud on the other member with which the hasp engages to unite the members; a bar slidable transversely across one of the grid members and over the hasp, to secure the latter; a support in which the grids are turnable, said support having a handle; and grids are pivoted and turnable, anda sliding a latch'carried by the handle and having its latch in said handle extending in the direcinner end to directly engage the grids to se tion of the length thereof whereby the grids cure them against turning about their pivotal may be directly engaged and prevented from I 5 5 centers. turning on said pivots.

3. A broiler consisting in combination of In Witness whereofIhave hereunto set my grid members having their hinges adapted to hand.

permit the grids to be separated agreater or JACQUES P. FAIVRE. less distance as the grids are folded upon Witnesses:

1o themselves, an adjustable lock mechanism S. H. NOURSE,

therefor, a handle having arms in which said JESSIE O. BRODIE. 

